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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-04
allu ress apa 9akotaiau
rHE NEWS EPrroMlzED.

rHE NEWS ~EPITOMlzED..
ID ring December the public debt was
Yess aced over nine million dollars.
Milton Tootle. dry goods merchandise at
ST. Joseph, Sioux City and other river
points, died at ST. Joseph Sunday.
TIE Pennsylvania supreme court has
affirmed the constitntionality and
validity OF the "oleomargarine act"
Westminster. Friedrich, EmmetsbrrR
and other towns in western Maryland
were shaken by an earthquake Sunday
night.
The California legislature convened
yesterday but failed to organize. Ibis
defers balloting Tor United States sena-
tor until January Is,
Tho Paris correspondent Of the Lon
don Times positively confirms his recent
statement that RnssiA and Germany
have concluded 4 direct alliance.
Judge Daniels. Of the New York
supreme court. has rendered an opinion
in which he holds that dealing in options
is . form OF gambling and ID not Sane
toned by law.
Goschen has, 1t ia officially announced,
accepted the office Of British chancellor
Of the exchequer. Harrington fully sp-
proved OF Gosehen's course and the
latser,s adherents say that IL is purely
90 q liberal n~nionist that Goschen joins
the government, which relies upon
unionist support for success.
The secretary Of the interior has di-
rooted the removal OF A. B. Serbia from
the ofioe Of bank examiner Of New York.
He refused to resign at the request Of
the comptroller Of the currency. v. p /.
6ynder, the newly appointed examiner,
left Washington Saturday with instruc'
tions to take the Office yesterday morn
ing.
The Illinois legislature convened to-
day. Tho question Of . successor to
Gen. Logan in che United States senate
is the ohisi topic Of conversation with
tho namss Of Hon. Uhas. Farland, e1-
Gov. Hamilton, Robert T. Lincoln, Gen
Henderson, J. q. Cannon and Hon Il.
r. Payson prominently mentioned for
the place.
No stepH have yet been taken toward
selecting . final resting place Tor tho re.
mains Of Glen. Logan. On New Years
day some Of Mrs. Logan's friends from
Chicago called upon her, and it was de-
oided to let the matter rest for the pres.
ent. IL is not probable that the body
will not be removed from its present
resting place before spring.
Yesterday Capt. Lemon received from
y. x. Vanderbilt .. subscription oil
$1,000 Tor the Logan fund, $1,000 from
O. Vanderbilt and 5000 from Edwin
U;oWius IomUn ia5 purchased $z6 i1a
worth ~ per cent. United Staten
bonds on sccounssof the Logan fund.
A subscription Of $4,000 was received
Sunday from Geo. W. Murray. United
States minister a. Montreal.
In Chicago yesterday morning Che
mercury marked from 8 20 is be.ow zero.
Throughout Illinois IL ranged from ! &c
is below. In Minnesota and Dpkota II
was 10 TO 80 below. North Platte, Nsb.
showed . few degrees below zero, while
west Of there in Wyoming the mercury
ranged SO above zero. Cheyenne repor-
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1887-12-29

SIN aftrOnomiI1en gramen. era,
minator: uno !.wann biirfte Sbrer Gnr
fidt na6 bieier Comet iuie6erfehren?
&amoibat: in CO Sabren.I
Graminator: @ie fommen Sic benn
oaranf?
aanOioat: SD babe 10 cine seiuiife
9buuns!
Da tauidt ct iid. gls elm fle,ner
8nabe etnit 5ur BintersSe1t an friben
9admittasbe Wonb am Simmef tie.
ben lab, iaste er 81 ieiner Wntter: Ser
@pao oenft serpiB, es. lift i1on g6enb.
SIM 8OliSeiseridt. &idter: Was
1T oas. Gin, bies 1T idon oas brittle
Sabre, oaB Sic bier iinb. Was brinat
Sic bieber?
arreitant: Die 8olt,ei.
NYotpaiiasir (pdbrenb Der 1at.
terh 2onie am @renSpirtbsbaus. an
Den Sdenttiib treteno : nSbre beleaten
8r6oben iino INNER ausseseidnet; Die
Semmeln 70 friid. bab iie nod orient.
lib iuarm iin5 - sic bafen iuohl o0e
9aae ielbf9 = 8irtbin: ,geee, bic iinb
orunten aus Der Stabt = Der IoitiIou
brtnst's ale frab i'll ieinem Sut nit.
2Odenoes geripreden. = gater;
~8aB auf Mi6el, tpenn 9u uddfes
MOL a beieres SbulseusniB beim.
brinsit bann laB id Dir aus meinem
alten &eseni6irm ba = ait neuen BOD
maden."
- Gin Maler anf Der Stubienreiie
belnertt in einem 9orfe einen pradt,aen
alten Bauer, oeiien 8opf er germ iir
ieire Mappe baben m59te. I'm iid ant
Surdbern, fniipft er nit benz gnfel beg
Qlten, ei,em feds biz iie~benidbriaen
Sult9er, ein @eiprdd an: vSase NAL,
tiein Sunse, tpie alt 1T tuobl 9ein @ros.
uater?" rs tuOOB net" antuortete
Der Sunse adiel5udeno; vaba jung fann
ct oil net mebr lei, / fab i'm BOLT ido'
INNER bier in's Saus seieben."
:: Mt6uerfaneener Qdrm. = Gin
Y'anlIt be5iebt cine lieue @ohnuno inn
oriiten Stod. Im Gage bes ginsuaes
paiiirt i'm oas llngliid, baB CT oes Gu
ten 81 oiel setrnnfen unb ipat nadts
nit eil'em &anonenrauI6 beimfebrt. =
Nlte Dame (oie i'm Sueiten Stod tuobnt.
an anoercn Worsen) v@s 1T bod redt
rildlibtloS BON Dem r,cuen eSnuohuer.
onG CT lein glauier mitten in ser Gaht
bat binauitraHsportirsu latent"
- Gin Salon : sGrueren6tber.
rgsidt mabr. Serr 9ieutenant, meiue
iino fife gbiere!" = v8eoaure,
nitt beurtbeilen 81 f5nnen, endbiaes
8rdnleiu - babe nod feline @aben aes
sciien!"
- 8eldeioen. uSebt tuar ih
lborl 5tpe,mal bel S5uen, aber man trifft
sic ia nie!!" - lin cine fleine Inter
itilBnn9 m6dt ib sebeten baben."
9lidt palienb. = /. 0anf6ealnter:
!. gsir baben etn Gebt. auf unier anert.
tanlides 8anfmeien itofi gu ie,h. Sd
babe III Der 3eituns seleien, oaB gbina
Seamte beriiber 9eididt bat, INN nuler
SantIpeien 81 ftuoiren ano es In China
2 8ahfBsdmfsr: @5ef0eblIde
unier Banfmeien paBt midt fir
9btta." .unb fuarnm nidt, ipenn i'd
fragett oarf?" - -Tbiua lieot I'm mpit
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1887-12-29
2NisceQeu.

Ste Sdltforrld mo Oregon Balm
Wuroe ont II. DECEMBER b~ollenbet. Die
ielbe bilbet cine 5000 Wellen lanoe.
lnterbrodeae 8abnlrnie bon SEEM Ors
leans big nad Bortlanb, o., tuelde ulz
ter Iufii1t elmer 8urporatisn ftebt. Sci
benz Sau Der 8abn, Der n Sabre baus
erte, iuareit sroBe Sinoernifie gu beieiti.
gen.
204 Wenidenlebnn unb 73 Sobr=
Seuse iino iuabreno Der nun seldloienen
SdlffabrtsSeit auf ben Snlanbieen per>
loren gegansen. Ser 8erluft al, Ga6r.
seuser betduft iid mad Mbsus Der Ser
ii6ernns, auf 1922, 900, Der an 2abuua
auf $4O8,4OO. Die 8innenbanbelsflotte
bat oaourd an 2O,6S7 Commemorate
uerloren, bod miro Tie burd neue Iabrs
5euse big our ndditen Sabr5e,t finffad
erieBt Uerben.
Oas neue 2icenSseieB. tpelbes oer
Staotratb BON Gtlanta, Ga, erlaiien
bat, entbdlt iebr itrense 8eiimmunaen.
Ser &irtb, iuelder $500 @ebibr BE.
Sablen maB nno bic Sdanfberediiauna
gar nldt erbalten fam, iuenr er sid
ttlbt als Wann bon mOraliIdem gba
ratter allslpeit uno bon stuei 8iraeru,
bic an ieinem @ei6dft nidt intereilirt
lem birfea, 8irsfdait beibrinat, mus
lein 2ocal 10 einridten, baB man uo1
IuBen ieben fanlt, per ii6 in bemielben
befinoet, Die 8irtbi9aft BARI oesbalb
aud nidt I'M Seller selesen iein. 8,l,
laros. Booltiide, 9eselbabn bari Der
Birtb nidt balteu, &artenipielen 1T Der,
boten; BON IL Ibr Iben6s Bis 5 u6r
Worsets muB seidloiien iein; miro elm
g%etruntener in Der 8irtbidaft sefunben,
10 perfaat bic 2icen5. Ser sfueimal auf
Der StraBe b~strunten gefunben tpirb,
tomlnt anf bic idmarae Qife, iuelde ies
benz 8irtb 5useftelt wirb, Der an feinen
Der 10 8%eruebmten perfaufen oarf.
Sonntassuerfauf 1T perboten, ebenio an
Seiertager,. Solde unb dbntide Be
itimmunsen enttdlt bas nit benz 8olis
Seituippel seibriebene @eieb.
Gin bibides @eldi6tden Don e,z
mem ionberbaren MiBperidnonifie madt
g%esentpdrti9 ,anter ben miinherldnbiSden
Boltbeamten.biei &unoe. sSn einem erit
tir5lid nit Observation-Disclosures BE-
sliidten 2ano6rtben itebt Dor Dem
S6alterfsnter, BEG Bofbienfsrmmsrs
ELI bieoeres 8duerlein. Ser Neamte.
tpelder serabe am Ipperat elm einlaus
fenoes 3elesramm aufnimmt, ,uinft benz
Manne nit Der Sano, fi1 elm iuenia su
geonloen. Dieter miBperitebt aber bas
Sisnal uno fdreitet in oas anfosenoe
8immer, mo- Die 5rau Yofmeiferin i'm
ibrer Spr6Blinse tualtete. SUN
Gag, es be 8oitmefter mid i'm SuS?"
fragte er. n@euiB," e~ntaeanete bic
per arbeitet i'm Oienft,im.
mer." SEA, bar beb' it al in fteien.
oao fit bios II Snieber an be Meibma,
be foinfoe mi, it ioI b,erhen
Ser binsuseruiene 8oipertpals
ter periibte natirlid, Dem Wanne bic
ipirtlide Betimmuns Der permeintliden
Ndbnaidine ffar gu MAIDEN. aber obne
@rfolg. Der Bauer perabidie.
bette iid fopfidattefnb mitI ben 8orter:
. @cibmaidine ODER 9etesrapbererie T
Is bod ale Beibe nit Sererie bebam."
Sn @icn iOll Die 9a6ridt eiuaez
troHen ietn bon cinem Nttentat auf bas
bas Saren, rno baB 2ebterer per.
ipnnoet uoroen lei. gu Yetersbura, 70
beiBt es Sa sfei9er 8elt, lOaleine reboliis
tlonare Getpesuns i'm @anse 1ein.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1887-12-29
sun, memem Sabr'.
3aurn fino perstibt bes Gbriitbaums

3aun fino nerstibt bes @britbouns
Bergen,
geritnmmt ift beil'ser Meibnadtsians +;
No4 bait bel beit'rem Bort unb G1ers
Gum Sabresenb' = Der Beberflang,
go fteiat aug tpinterfriihem Mprsen
Sn al~tgetuObntem Serriderlauf
Wtit neuen @aben, neuen Sorgen,
GIN neues 8in6 Der 8eit berauf.
Dem Mdbden sle,d BEL armen Sir.
ten,
Bon hem Der sroBe Didter iinst,
Dem 8dumden sleid, bas CARTE Wprten.
Der bolben Brant als @abe brinst,
go i9afft bas iunse Sabr Su Gage
Der Glitter piel',fir &lein uno GroB.-
@as birst es mir. 70 sebt bic 5raae,
@as btr9t es btr in bunflem S1ooB?
Gent. l~eusebsrenes Sabr, 5um Tries
Der Serrlber NIB Der WDlssf stint!
Der Sriebe treibt bic S96nften @litben,
@r fbrbert @Oblfabrt, i9afft @euinn;
gr brin9t CUR uo0en &eife Site,
Den Sinn fir Oronuns. &e9t uno
3u6t;
@r bdlt am .Bflus, bes 2anomanns
Sdritte;
@r iesnet treuer Nrbeit Jrudt.
au6 0elner Irbeit. 5reunb, erbliibe
Sour Sesen! @ifenidaft uno &unit,
9ein Sanbwerf. Define Sors' unbDfibe,
W6s' fi9 erfreu'n Der 8eiten Cunt!
Ser &f fir @abrbeit merbe ftdrfer,
9aB 2ise ni9t ans Yi9t iid wast!
@eiprenst iol tperben ieter &erfer,
9'rln idnlolos elm @~efansner tlast!
uno m6dteit 9u gar oft per5asea.
9iinft Define 2ait DIR all5ui6iper,
uno m6dteit Ou uerSmeifelno fraaen:
$50 nebm' Id 2rOit, no Silfe her?
Sci fiji! Die 5reube folst benz @einen:
Ser emis 1T unb etuis iuar,
Sersiiiet n,6t Der Notb Der Seinen
@ld in benz ieueritanoenen Sabr.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1887-12-29
Ole Iintsr6einiide eiienbobnbire,

Die lintsrbeinii1e giienbnbnbirec.
tion beiddftist fi9 nit ben 8orarbeiten
fir cine sanSe &eibe bon neren Babnliz
MEN, melde oas G~ifelsebiet erldlieBen
iollen. Oas Rp0tbal Io(l nit BEN Moz
teltbal burd cine Babn bon @erolitein
ourd bic S9nee.gifel iber Daun, an
Wanoerf4eib porbsi mad 8iinoeri1 a, b.
Wtolel perbunoen fueroen. Qner burh
bic @lfel iber &elberg ano Sanferratb
ludt man cine otrefte 8erbinbuna Der
&beinbabn nit Der Giienbabn Qnbers
nab Napen 81 erreideu. Guf Der
Strede 8onnsg usfirden iol bel Medens
beim cine 8abn nad Der Var abaipei.
gen uno BON gusfirden elne Iof1e nod
Wiinitereifel sebaut tuerben.
Die Biener B5rie idloB am CONT
abeno nit einem paniidem Sdreden.
8apiere aler Nrt tpuroen riidiibtlos
peridlenbert. Der 8erlult on oieIen
S6leuberuerfdufen, Der am Sreitaa unS
Sonnabenb erlitten tpurbe, miro anf
200, 000, 900 @ufben ueranihlaat. Nfs
einfesMerer 8siueis Der enerraei, 3is
iammenbdnfuns BON Meniden unb T6ie-
rem auf benz ruiiiiden @ren5sebeet tpurbe
in 8ien Der ausbrud elmer 8iebieube
in 8olen 9emelbet.
Mit sroBem Bomps sefeiert wurre
ont 10. Desember 81 Sartforo, Conn,
uno in Der 8%ennipluania Taubitummen=
anitalt 81 philadelphia, Der bunbertidb.
rise @eburtstae bes GRINDERS Der 5aub.
tumMenanitalt 81 8bilabelpbia, Der
bunoertiabrise @eburtstas bes @rfin
oers Der 9aubfummeniprade 9bomas
5. @allauoet. @allnunoet errittete i'm
Sabre 1917 gu Sartforb bic erlte 5aubs
itammenanftalt Der gereinisten @taa
Ten.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1887-12-29

a.: .... O.... &ob,,, az, u.,A -,
g'e lnnge Hasas esyin en- = 5a'
$ Haau sau Se. Ut a.. oI Se.
o.s u oa.W Gun sssoRte" y" oe' @ga'
aus S w;4. ~,
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a ..s a n.y. a'.a asSssss,s &. ss'
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2oaasS eia ass. sa..s sa;n. Ms'
s"a" G;a ~ =. SrSsr w "9
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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1887-12-29
HONEST JOHNS
eiermirtbfhaft,

9lein's @ebaupe. nahe Dem gonrtbauie.
ct. Sloue,, @sinnefota.
,9sie. friiber 10 aud anl neuen Ylabe bic
1effen @etrdnfe. f%einien gisarren CUTE Be.
Dienuns unb Elm ben Waaen BARTENDER tds.
liber 2anid. 80
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1887-12-29
SaKet enrer Grfaltuua

teinen freien 2auf Sbr benft pieaeidt, es
1T cine 9erinse Sade; es mag ieood 60
arb oaraus entieben, ODER Yneumonia
ooer ausaebrun9 gatarrb lit efeIbaft,
Yneumonia gefdbrli6. Sdpinbinbt 1T Der
Sob felbt
Der Saud= Npparat mu6 seiuub unb irei
BON auen Sinbernifen uno nadtbeiliaenSaz
den gebalten iperoens n%iori9enfals gleuo
tets obenan lit. Vile 2ei6en oieIer @rt,
&opi., Naien., Sals= uno 2unaenueb Tam
nolIStdnbig ourd ben @ebrauf bon 8oIhees
German Spriip 9ebeilt tueroen. Benn ibr
bic nod nidt tuiBt. Sauienoe unb SanIen.
be f6nnen es ead iasen. Sieie muroem ae-
beilt nno mifen, tuie es nm Die Gade ftebt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1887-12-29
Sumortft(6es.

:. Nuf benz &alernenbof. 2ieutez
nant (sum ginidbrt9en) Serr, in orel
Deibels Namen, sic iteben idon wieber
81 ipeit Dor; treten sic I'M cinen Sc.
oanten Surid unb nebmen sic seIau
&i9tun9.
Ser @injdbrise tritt I'M einen Sbritt
5uriid.
2teutenant: Serr, nennen Sic baS
einen @ebanfen? giuen @eoanfen babe
i9 selagt, nibt einen Sdritt!
@inidbriser: Sci mir beoeutet elm
@eoanfe 10 piel.
2ieutenant: 60? Serr, bei mir beoeutet
elm @eoanfe 70 piet iuie gar nidts !
8eritanoen?
.8as lit elm 8oaroinsbaus? Gin
8oarbinsbaus 1T elm foitsdnserfiitternz
bes, berbersemitternbes, beefteafflopf=
enbes, mdnleritopfenbes, bdi9fabriSis
renbes, foferanneftirenoes, iuan5ener=
5eusenoes, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, mil6ses
rinnenbes, faffeeperbinnenbes, fubfleiid>
periinsenbes, acknowledgements,
selbaneftirenbes, acknowledgements
oes, iubpenfi(trirenbes, puooinsbreiriibs
renbes, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, hunger
perideudenbes, semeinisises @ltejuus=
Observation-Disclosures uno fit
terun9ss Snititut!
..@atlide 3urebe. @rat: &ebst GU
rem @eib siitlib Su, bob iie Die MeoiSin
nlmmt, benn i6 itebe ionit fir. nidts!
8auer 81 ieinem @eibe, nahoem Der
Nr5t fOrtsesansen: Der SOttor bat ses
iast, id .ioa Sir sitlid Sureb'n soaB ,bu
Die WeoiSin einnimmit. BeiBt mas, ib
seb' Dir elm paar 8atiden, oaB bu ole
gusel TN Simmel iinsen BORT, iuenn on
bas @lasl nit auf Der Sted austrinfit!
;. unIere 9ienitboteu. Wie, Elm
3eusniB uOlen Sic nad Sbrer Iufibs
ru19 aud nod? @as ioa id Sbnen
benn 6ineinl9reiben?
g1reiben sic nur, baB i6 brei Mos
note BEL Sbnen aussebalten babe; bas
1T bann @mpfebluns senug.
:. Cute Nusrebe. Miilers !0ans
Seiri uurbe auf oes Nadbars 8irnz
baum a%nsetroffen. Ou beiloier &erf,
iast Der Nadbar, mas madft bn ba
.pbe?
SD, AUTHORIZED Der frede Sdtin9ef,
i1 made nit. s ia BLOB es paar Birre
iuieber ufbente ipelle, bic abe sfalIe iinb?
:. @eben 1T ieliser als nebmen. @s
it ansenebmer 81 seben, als 81 befom
men, iast cine iunse Mutter 81 ibrem
&feinen, nm i'm benz @efable Der @rOBs
berSisfeit 3usdnsis 81 MAIDEN.
@an5 setuiB. Mama, 9tbt bas 8irid
den CUR Mntmort, defenders bel 0brfei-
gen!
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1887-12-29
MATTHIAS WETZELS
9 al o q

- o o q,
g Srinfer unb 9iauder iinhen u oas Bette.
Seoen Gag frtier 2und. Watb. 8ebel,
ct. Siono. Yetuuetota
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1887-12-29
Gtabiirt In 1861!
First National Bank of ST. Cloud

ISritcr Sdut Of ct. Glrue.1
SaS. ". @sn. prGibsnt. g. ". Sellins. 9iee. graisent
!. q. Smiih. Gaifrer. =. ,. Noore. NIT eaffrer.
VIE nit siusm a~astmsiusn Santasf6aft ~ssrtunts.
men BeI6Gftf prompt belcrst.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-27

Hartford furnished none of the inspi-
ration for Uncle Toms Cabin" Mrs.
Stowe got that when she was living with
her father on the banks of the Ohio, but
the inspiration did not assert itself until
years after, when she was living in Maine
with her husband. Mrs. Stowe has said
that the story of Toms whipping and
death was the first suggestion of the tale
that she had, and that flashed itself upon
her mind as she was sitting in church one
Sunday. She went home, took her pen,
and wrote this chapter. She read it to
her children and some friends. and they
shed the first of the many million tears
that the reading of that chapter had
caused to flow. So "Uncle Toms Cabin
was written backward, so to speak, for
Mrs. Stowe built the story on that chap
ter, which is very near the end of the
book. 1t was first published as a serial
in The National Era, in Washington, and
ran that rather obscure abolition publ.
cation up to a great circulation. 1t has
since been translated into more than
seventy different languages, and has g
steady sale even to this time.
Either through ignorance or misfor-
tune Mrs. Stowe profited far less than she
should have done by the enormous sale OF
this book. She has received more for the
copyright of some of her other book,
than she ever got for ''Uncle Tom," ant
she has never received a cent of royalty
for the d~ramatizations, some of wheel
have been very profitable. She woulC
have been poor had her income been linn
,t,1 T., t1,t ,~,,-a1 f,a,, H., ,,1, =.
Uncle Tom" Her other books hav,
sold well, and she is reputed to have
accumulated something like 800, 00t
from her works. a shrewd book pub
Usher of Hartford told the writer that i
Mrs. Stoves rights in Uncle Tom haC
been properly protected she would have
realized at least half a million dollar
from that work.-New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-27
Disadvantages Of Barbed Wire.

A reaction has set in against the barbed
wire fence, the manufacture of which
has grown to be of the greatest in
dustries of the country. The warerooms
for the sale of the different patented
varieties of the article form one of the
most important sections of the hardware
district near Fulton ferry. The reason
of the reaction is the discovery by the
farmers that in substituting the wire for
the old fashioned fences and hedges they
have driven away the myriads of little
birds which used to eat up the worms
and similar pests so destructive of the
farmers crops. These birds need the
shelter and cover of the hedges which
formerly separated the titled fields. Even
if the fence was of wood a thick growth
of sedge or long grass grew up at its base
which made a retreat for the birds. But
with the clean, mathematical division
made by the barbed wire the fields be-
came as smooth as a tennis lawn and the
unsheltered birds are forced to migrate.
In their absence the worms thrive and
become legion.
The barbed wire became popular with
many farmers because it allowed them
to sow and reap larger crops, the entire
surface of the land becoming accessible,
whereas with wooden fences or hedges
there was always "A margin that could
not he plowed or worked. This marginal
strip in the case of a large farm made
quite a fraction of additional land
brought under cultivation. But the adj
vantages are seen to be outweighed j II
many respects by the disadvantages. Not
to speak of the injury to cattle, which
was n of the first objections against
the new article, the farmers now find,
after a few years Punishment of the
birds, that flies and worms do persistent
damage and are practically insupIres-
sible. The effect upon the trade here
will doubtless make itself manifest at an
early day.-Brooklyn Citizen.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-27
The Commune of Paris.

But few people are fully aware of the
immense proportions which the commune
had taken on before its final suppression.
Its military strength was simply enor-
nous. Cluseret told me of his furnish
ing %rations, at the time he was delegate
to the ministry of war, to 125, 1000 sol
diers in Paris. And the amount of war
material in possession of the commune at
the time of its collapse was prodigious.
There were 54S, 900 guns of different
models, with saber %bayonets; So, 900
cavalry sabers of every form and descrip-
ton: IA, 600 Enfield rifles; 80, 900 revOl-
vers-making a total of nearly 700, 600
weapons of every kind-taken from the
hands of the c~ommunards.
independently of the vast amount of
this particular material. the military au-
thorities of the commune had LOO pieces
of cannon and mitrailleuses, which they
had robbed from the city and which they
had used with such terrible effect. But
what u ever excite amaZement is the
knowledge of the vast number of people
in Paris at this time who not only were
in sympathy with the commune, but who
allotted and sustained it in its career OF
crime and blood. The minority. embrac-
ing the better class of Paris. was com
pletely cowed and subdued by this vast
insurrectionary mass of population Elk
Minister Washburne in Scribner's.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-27
FOOTPADS ON THE STREET.
comparatively Few Men Attacked Nova
days-A Rule Among Business Men.

Comparatively Few Men Attacked Nova
days-A Rule Among Business Men.
comparatively few men are now at
tackled 10y footpads ON the street, said a
gentleman who for the last twenty-five
years has made frequent business visits to
Chicago. There was a time before the
fire when business men and others coming
to the city felt unsafe ON the streets, be-
cause there We're frequent instances of
men being stopped or knocked down and
robbed 10y v%agabonds, who as a rule made
their escape. There is less of this now
than there was years ago. because men
carry less money than they did years ago.
when there were few banks in the country
towns and no good system of exchange or
credit.
1T is a rule among business men of
this era to carry with them money enough
only for their immediate expenses, and a
merchant. a drover. or a trader of any
kind coming to the city, instead of having
thousands of dollars on his person, will
have probably less than a hundred. The
footpads have come to understand this,
and they take fewer risks, because they
know that the returns will not be sutfi-
cient to warrant the risk. Hundreds of
business men in Chicago make it a rule
to carry less money in their pockets than
do their employees or the average working
man. This is as much a rule of business
as is the depositing of cash in the bank at
a certain hour.
1.-The effect of the rule is seen in the
comparative freedom of the prosperous
business man from attack by thugs or
street %vagabonds. Twenty or more years
ago the very opposite was the rule. a
man doing a prosperous business felt that
he was called upon to demonstrate the
truth of his %pretensions or claims by
covert or open exhibition of a plethoric
p~ocketbook. Particularly was this the
case with men coming to the city with
out acquaintance on letters of credit.
Their pocketbooks were their certificates
of financial standing, and a man who did
not have a full pocketbook or who did
not exhibit a disposition to spend money
freely was not regarded favorably by
new business acquaintance. The mere
fondness for display of money, the ex-
u~ltation in the possession of money, led
men to be a little reckless in the display
of large bills or of gold pieces. and men
with the heaviest pocketbooks We're easily
spotted by footpads." - Inter Ocean
"CurbStOne Cravons.'